Russia arrests nine for planned attacks, espionage on behalf of Ukraine, state agencies report
Russia said the nine were linked to Ukrainian special services, with 35 explosive-equipped drones and alleged surveillance of government sites and trains.
- On Friday, Russian authorities arrested nine individuals accused of operating on behalf of Ukraine's special services, state agencies reported. The detentions included eight people in the Moscow region and one foreign national in Murmansk.
- The Federal Security Service apprehended eight suspects for allegedly planning an attack on a Moscow-region defence enterprise using 35 explosive-equipped drones smuggled from the European Union, according to state media.
- Separately, the FSB detained a foreign national in the Murmansk region while attempting to cross into Norway; authorities accused him of scouting trains carrying petroleum products and surveilling government buildings in Moscow.
- Ukraine has not commented on the arrests, maintaining silence on the FSB's allegations of special-services involvement despite the detentions affecting bilateral security perceptions.
- Russia regularly announces detentions of suspected Ukrainian agents as part of ongoing counterintelligence operations; these claims originate from state agencies, complicating independent verification of the allegations.
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FSB Arrests Alleged Ukrainian Agents Over Plotting Moscow Attack and Espionage
Russian law enforcement authorities have arrested eight people accused of plotting an attack on a Moscow-region defense enterprise and separately detained a foreign national for scouting government buildings and strategic infrastructure, state media reported Friday.
Russia arrests nine for planned attacks, espionage on behalf of Ukraine, state agencies report
Russian authorities arrested eight people for planning an attack on an enterprise in the Moscow region and separately detained one foreign national for scouting out government buildings and strategic infrastructure, state news agencies reported on Friday.
Eight people have been arrested in Russia on suspicion of plotting an attack using 35 FPV drones on a strategic defense enterprise in the Moscow region. They are involved in a terrorist attack and participation in a terrorist community. This was reported by the FSB Public Relations Center. Context. The FSB reported on preventing the July 14 attack. The Ministry said that 35 drones were supposed to attack a defense enterprise in the Moscow region…
Eight people were arrested for using 35 drones equipped with explosives.
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